The Lagrangian formalism and the balance
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M. Kuipers; A. A. F. Ven
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Article
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1982
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Springer
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English
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In this paper we derive Lagrange's equations for a rigid body rotating about its centre of gravity. We base our calculations on the balance law of angular momentum and refrain from the use of the customary and deficient model in which a rigid body is regarded as a limiting case of a rigid system of